Karan Johar reveals Shah Rukh Khan's reaction on making an action film with him

Karan Johar and Shah Rukh Khan have been friends for over 28 years. Johar was assisting Aditya Chopra on his debut Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and also acted in it. Speaking in a recent conversation with designer Prabal Gurung, Johar recalled his first meeting with the Jawan star and what happened next. He revealed, “I remember my first meeting with Shah Rukh Khan. It was crazy because I remember I was an assistant for DDLJ. I told him, ‘Oh, you know you’re wearing Wrangler jeans. You should wear Levi’s jeans. They’ll just fit you better. He was stunned. I didn’t know what gave me that entitlement I had. And I said, ‘Oh you have an Adam’s apple, you must open your shirt 2-3 buttons.’ So, he just kept nodding, and then he said, ‘Will you give me a moment, can you call Adi (director Aditya Chopra)’”. Johar added, “Shah Rukh asked Adi, ‘Who is he? And why is he talking about my Adam’s apple)?’ So, Adi told him, ‘He’s a townie, they all talk like this.’ I was being very genuine. Eventually, Shah Rukh started finding amusement in all these things that I was saying and he was like, ‘What do you want to do?’ I was like, ‘I want to be a designer.” Johar also said SRK thought it would be a great idea for him to make an action film as it would give him an opportunity to vent out all his anger.